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Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 18:18:20 +1100
Subject: Re: Question about Source Control
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On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 5:47 PM, Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> wr=
ote:
> (=E2=80=9Csource control=E2=80=9D is not the most common term for this; w=
hat we're
> talking about is a =E2=80=9Cversion control system=E2=80=9D, or VCS. But =
some Git users
> may disagree.)

People use different terms depending on their backgrounds, I think.
I've heard a good few words used to describe fundamentally the same
thing, and none is really perfect.

ChrisA